The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-17
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT

NEW YORK, April l6.-Green 4 Co.'S report
ON cotton futures says: Ii has been largely "A
Saturday market, yet withal holding IA pretty
strong tone. the easier character Of Liverpool
advices had the effect to open trade here
The trade WAS u little slack but the compare
lively light Offering WAS readily taken care Of
at an advance of Ia. doints The close stood
well sustained
Cotton-Net receipts, 20; gross, ,sss. Futures
May, 10 Is: june. iGsaa5: July, iGia :;
AUGUST, 10 :.@s; September 10 tsaa; Dc
t 6Sber. 10 esGs November s'as' December,
GALVESTON, April 16.-Cotton firm; mid
ding, los, net receipts, Ed gross, I'D; sales,
Hs; stock, B,..S.
NORFoLK, April l6.-Cotton quiet; midding,
sales, IL stock. 10 49, exports coasrwise, -
BALTIMORE, April i6.-Cotton quiet: mid
none; stock, SID
Boston, April l6-CottOn steady: middling,
lOs4; net receipts, za; gross receipts, 80; sales,
none; stock, nome
ding, lOl4: net receidts, 81 gross receipts, a.
sales, none, stock, S,.0.
PHILADELPHIA, April Id. A Cotton quiet; mid
ding, iW'4; net receipts, si; gross receipts 81;
SAVANNAH, April l6.ACotton dull mid
ding, iO14 net receipts ~; gross, ~; sales,
III; stock, 6.sl4; exports cOastwise, LIS.
New ORLEANS, April l6-CottOn firm; mid
ding. los: net receipts. 3i4 gross receipts 3lt;
sales, 1,lG0. stock, I.4.lE; exports continent,
EsB; exports coasswise, l6ss.
MOBILE, April l6.-COttOn firm; mi,iIling,
lOls; net receipts, III. gross receipts, ~; sales,
none; stock, 3,0I3; exports cosstwise, "a.
MEMPHIS, April l6.-CottOn steady; middling,
lO1a net receipts, Id, shipments, l3,B; sales,
800; stock, 3, 6..
AUGUSTA, GA, April l6.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding, los; net receipts, * sales; stock,
CHARLESTON, April is.-Cotton firm; mid
ding lO14; net receipts, III; gross receipts, ht
sales, 20; stock, 2,ds.
General Markets.
NEW YORK, April Is.-Southern -four quiet
and unchanged. Coffee fair, RiO weak, lJy4
options Hs rs lower fairly active; No: Rio, April
test Is.: RI Rice ,,s steady: %odsra. demand
Resin dull, lI.k<ais- Turpentine hrm' 4IIs
Hides steady. Wool quiet steady; Pork firm,
Beef hams steady sIGt2,l5. tierce beef dull.
City extra india mess 1+fI ID Cut meats steady
quiet Middles duh nominal lard trifie lower,
very duh; Western steam .556g6s; May .ti5 city
steam go, refined .75- Continent freights
firm.
in n very uncertain frame of mind again To-
day. Fears of corner :" in May wheat
ed that option To advance To 50. yesterday, but
market opened at s514cts but a rumor was
started that the "bulI'' clique was unloading
with many OF the taiIers which had bought yes
terday, in expectation that advance in prices
had commenced. throwing their holdings over
board There were no outward evidence that
the clique WAS selling any great quantities of
which, ana the price reacted tO s4l<dS4as,
wheat WAS the closing figure of the day. A
number of shorts" covered during the de-
cline The feeling continues Ia be one of
great uncertainty to the prospects of a
squeeze. Several large operators made them
selves prominent on the hoOr of change, to-day.
Offering to wager large sums of money that mo
corner would he attempted In May. Many
conservative dealers however. are inclined
tO keep out of the market. Clearings from
the seabOard all light and the receipts at pri-
mary points continue Ia be small.
Corn rules very quiet and closed shade
lower. Octs were featureless- Mess pork WAS
unchanged Lard was easier under good offer
inss and closed 5d.I9c lower than yesterday y.
Short ribe declined i5fLl.Ixc rallied slightly and
closed ut middle figures.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
steady, unchanged. No. Spring Wheat, .;
No. red, 81. No. Corn, 35tGs No. .
Oats, s.34@sA- Mess Pork, $310- Lard, $..sbJ
x.1<; short Rib Sides, loose SD Dry Saitesi
shoulders, boxed, -. l0d6.s5; short clear sides
boxed, ts.ds1s-65. Whisky. $l.ls. Leading flu
lures CLOSED follows:
wheat-April, 50; May, s4k. June, s21s
April, IN: May, asss: June, ayss: Mess Pork
April, $aD.IG Lard-April, $..1. May, $..:f5;
June, so Short Ribs, April. 3. IS; May, s-.';
June, $s.Sl&.